I've noticed just recently that the front end (suspension wise) seems a little lose under braking. First I thought the steering may be lose, but it seems fine otherwise. Then I thought the discs may be warped but it doens't seem to be the case either... any ideas here?

I am about to replace the shocks as the are shot, would like to work out if i have any other prob's while i am at it.

just find one of these places like ultratune I think ect that do free supension checks, they do it to get work but you are not obligated to have them do it, it will tell you in the report what needs doing